James Comey deflects on Steele dossier source, for now

Published September 26, 2020 4:01am ET



Christopher Steele’s anti-Trump dossier was not a topic that former FBI Director James Comey was prepared to discuss one day after the release of records showing the British ex-spy’s main source was the subject of an earlier counterintelligence investigation by the bureau.

Instead, Comey set the issue aside for next week when he is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham’s investigation into the conduct of Crossfire Hurricane.

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